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>> definitely ann romney. i think she's a classy and wonderful lady. >> was there anything she said ? in the debate in particular? >> no. i like how she looks. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> michelle. >> why do you say that? >> because i love her. >> anything in particular she said that spoke to you? >> no. in general -- i just saw a little bit of it, to tell you honestly. i had something else going on, so i didn't see the whole debate. >> reporter: that's because there was no debate. voters have seen and heard a lot from both wives who are the not so secret weapons for each campaign. >> we've got to keep working to fix this. we've got so much more to do. >> i love you women! >> reporter: and just this week, both willing to take on the unexpected. ann romney with the women on "the view." >> at one point when you didn't think he was being heard, he said he was not sure he wanted to come on with us because we're high risk and sharp tongued. >> no. he said
>> definitely ann romney. i think she's a classy and wonderful lady. >> was there anything she said ? in the debate in particular? >> no. i like how she looks. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> michelle. >> why do you say that? >> because i love her. >> anything in particular she said that spoke to you? >> no. in general -- i just saw a little bit of it, to tell you honestly. i had...
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but is this what mitt romney wants right now in a state where the economy is number one? >> these candidates are going to find a way to get the economy back into the conversation. what did chuck just mention? whether it's libya or syria or iran. we have already seen that. we have seen it with libya, look how politicized that's become. you talked about iran and whether the administration has been tough enough in dealing with iraq. most importantly the tissue of america's strength is really about america's wealth and it's standing in the world. so our economy, our fiscal problems, the problems with the debt, all of that is the backdrop for how america can assert itself in the rest of the world. i think that will be a big theme, particularly from governor romney as he takes the fight to the president. >> david gregory in washington tonight. thank you. while supporters of the candidates will be watching tomorrow's debate, hoping to see their candidates score points, the real targets are those undecided voters. particularly here in florida where the margins are usually very sm
but is this what mitt romney wants right now in a state where the economy is number one? >> these candidates are going to find a way to get the economy back into the conversation. what did chuck just mention? whether it's libya or syria or iran. we have already seen that. we have seen it with libya, look how politicized that's become. you talked about iran and whether the administration has been tough enough in dealing with iraq. most importantly the tissue of america's strength is really...
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romney. >> think what you've seen over the last few sweweeks is a consolidation of his base. you've seen particularly in our poll in the nbc/wall street journal poll barack obama's numbers have been stable. philippines look at registered voters. what that does mean a lot of the media momentum is with mitt romney. he's getting more of the positive headlines and more momentum describing headlines. going into tonight his challenge is to go in and not over learn once again the lessons of that first debate and be so aggressive. the elephant in the room he has so many george bush's advisers on his team. they are talking about whether we should take military acshow in the middle east. he has to calibrate how he'll attack that issue. >> that's the last thing people want on the right is to align romney with bush and remind people that mitt romney is being advised by a lot of the people that advised george w. bush. >> john bolton, he has the bush team. >> mitt romney, a novice on foreign policy. he has
romney. >> think what you've seen over the last few sweweeks is a consolidation of his base. you've seen particularly in our poll in the nbc/wall street journal poll barack obama's numbers have been stable. philippines look at registered voters. what that does mean a lot of the media momentum is with mitt romney. he's getting more of the positive headlines and more momentum describing headlines. going into tonight his challenge is to go in and not over learn once again the lessons of that...
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and a reuters poll shows 37% obama won and 31% romney won. and 42% believe mitt romney won. today nate silver forecasts that on november 6th, president obama has a 73% chance of winning re-election and mitt romney will win 247 votes. >> i know you work while rush limbaugh is on. you actually overlap with him. >> i actually have him in my ear. >> you can't miss a minute. >> so you cut deeply into his first hour of ratings. >> i do. >> therefore it is my job to deliver to you what rush has said today. it took him a while but he figured out romney's debate strategy last night. >> a lot of people on our side thought he agreed with obama too much. a lot of people on our side didn't like that debate last night. let me just tell you. if my circle of friends is any indication. a lot of people thought romney got his clock cleaned, didn't like it at all. think the election is lost. i'm not kidding you. once i understood the strategy that the romney camp was employing, then the whole thing made sense to me. and the original disquietness and uncomfortableness and dissatisfaction that i
and a reuters poll shows 37% obama won and 31% romney won. and 42% believe mitt romney won. today nate silver forecasts that on november 6th, president obama has a 73% chance of winning re-election and mitt romney will win 247 votes. >> i know you work while rush limbaugh is on. you actually overlap with him. >> i actually have him in my ear. >> you can't miss a minute. >> so you cut deeply into his first hour of ratings. >> i do. >> therefore it is my job to...
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is romney ready to negotiate? i would think that if romney absolutely rejects negotiations and this is a matter for us and israel and, you know, if if it's a very hard-line answer that might be a problem for him. >> brown: trudy rubin, come back to the issue that david ignatius brought up. the larger question about america's role in the world which will be on the table tonight. the kind of questions, you know, the idea of american exceptionalism. witwhat is our strength and weakness? what should we be projecting? we heard romney talking about shaping history, leading from behind. all of that. what do you want to hear on these issues? what's the way to frame them tonight? >> i think when one is looking at what romney has said and talking about shaping history one has to look at a middle east that basically is no longer simply marching to an american tune. romney has portrayed the region in terms of the forces of good against the forces of darkness, specifically islamists. but it's much more complex than that. the q
is romney ready to negotiate? i would think that if romney absolutely rejects negotiations and this is a matter for us and israel and, you know, if if it's a very hard-line answer that might be a problem for him. >> brown: trudy rubin, come back to the issue that david ignatius brought up. the larger question about america's role in the world which will be on the table tonight. the kind of questions, you know, the idea of american exceptionalism. witwhat is our strength and weakness? what...
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. >> not true, governor romney. you're the last person to get tough on china. >> the race is close, combative and completely up for grabs and now as the candidates make closing arguments, their biggest guns out. >> our big questions. did obama's comeback debate put him back in this race? >> what will to be final twist that determines this race? our headliners. chicago mayor and former white house chief of staff, rahm emanuel. marco rubio of florida. >>> plus insight and analysis from our powerroundtable. matthew dowd, ralph reed, van jones, debber wasserman schultz. >>> and we say farewell to governor mcgovern. >>> hello again. early this morning, we learned that george mcgovern, the first senator to oppose the vietnam war, has passed away at the age of 90. we'll remember him later in the show. >>> but we begin with the race to the white house. more signs this mor romney's first debate bounce still has staying power. let's begin with mayor rahm emanuel. you're in florida this morning. polls show mitt romney ahead. i
. >> not true, governor romney. you're the last person to get tough on china. >> the race is close, combative and completely up for grabs and now as the candidates make closing arguments, their biggest guns out. >> our big questions. did obama's comeback debate put him back in this race? >> what will to be final twist that determines this race? our headliners. chicago mayor and former white house chief of staff, rahm emanuel. marco rubio of florida. >>> plus...
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romney, mrs. obama. both of whom said they get more nervous than the candidates at these debates. >> a lot of pressure also on tonight's moderator, bob schieffer of cbs news. the third time he's moderated a presidential debate. the focus on foreign affairs from lynn university in boca raton, florida. >> good evening from the campus of lynn university here in boca raton, florida. this is the fourth and last debate of the 2012 campaign brought to you by the commission on presidential debates. this one is on foreign policy. i'm bob schieffer of cbs news. the questions are mine, and i have not shared them with the candidates or their aides. the audience has taken a vow of silence. no applause, no reaction of any kind except right now when we welcome president barack obama and governor mitt romney. [ applause ] >> good to see you again. [ cheers and applause ] >> gentlemen, your campaigns have agreed to certain rules and they are simple. they've asked me to divide the evening into segments, i'll pose a questi
romney, mrs. obama. both of whom said they get more nervous than the candidates at these debates. >> a lot of pressure also on tonight's moderator, bob schieffer of cbs news. the third time he's moderated a presidential debate. the focus on foreign affairs from lynn university in boca raton, florida. >> good evening from the campus of lynn university here in boca raton, florida. this is the fourth and last debate of the 2012 campaign brought to you by the commission on presidential...
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romney was wrong. governor romney has been wrong. no matter what he tries to do tonight, he's been wrong. when you're commander in chief you have to be steady. you don't get multiple choices to get it right. the president was strong. that was a commander in chief there. we thought governor romney was unsteady and fairly reckless in his language. >> how surprised were you at the new agreements that you got with governor romney tonight? afghanistan specifically. >> it's his fourth position. you can't trust him. he'll have a new position next week. this president has one position. he's going to end this war in 2014 in part because we've ses mated al qaeda. you look at governor romney you saw a politician not a commander in chief. i think that's going to worry people all across america. >> on what is the new afghanistan agreement between president obama and mitt romney, i want you to think about it as you're in a unique situation as having been a campaign techtition and work in the white house. with just looking at it tactically is it th
romney was wrong. governor romney has been wrong. no matter what he tries to do tonight, he's been wrong. when you're commander in chief you have to be steady. you don't get multiple choices to get it right. the president was strong. that was a commander in chief there. we thought governor romney was unsteady and fairly reckless in his language. >> how surprised were you at the new agreements that you got with governor romney tonight? afghanistan specifically. >> it's his fourth...
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for romney. it may sound good in theory but in practice? well, even a third grader can see there are problems. >> we're going to have a little election here. who is voting for colored pencils? ten votes for colored pencils. who is voting for markers? 14 for markers. markers have won the popular vote. and now we're going to have the really lex. naturally, they were disappointed. they thought we had just had the election. but now it was time to work these young minds by introducing them to the electoral college. so we broke the class into five tables or states. the majority at each table, either markers or colored pencils, will get the table's one electoral vote. of course in real life states have varying amounts of electoral votes depending on the population. table 1 selector, how do you cast your vote? >> markers. reporter: table 2's electoral how do you cast your vote? >> markers reporter: table 3's elector? colored pencils reporter: the wholly lex came down to one state. table 5's elector. this
for romney. it may sound good in theory but in practice? well, even a third grader can see there are problems. >> we're going to have a little election here. who is voting for colored pencils? ten votes for colored pencils. who is voting for markers? 14 for markers. markers have won the popular vote. and now we're going to have the really lex. naturally, they were disappointed. they thought we had just had the election. but now it was time to work these young minds by introducing them to...
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mitt romney said he can do better but nobody knows anything about mitt romney. show his facts so people know about him how many wealth and everything he's got. host: governor romney's taxes, is that a big issue there? guest: governor romney released his taxes but what is more of an issue is that we want to be sure that to the callers point that mitt romney does not dig into the taxes of the middle class. amend i think that's definitely more of a concern overall for us and that is the middle class does not have to carry the burden from the upper class. so for people making over $200,000 that their tax structure is in line with what they have. so i think that that's a major concern and that is that we grow the middle class and we grow from the middle class out and therefore create a stronger country. host: ron is calling from charlotte on our line for independence. go ahead. caller: i'm here in charlotte and we are an agency that distribute stimulus cards. have you heard of the static stimulus cards? guest: i have not. caller: great. i've heard of you but if you c
mitt romney said he can do better but nobody knows anything about mitt romney. show his facts so people know about him how many wealth and everything he's got. host: governor romney's taxes, is that a big issue there? guest: governor romney released his taxes but what is more of an issue is that we want to be sure that to the callers point that mitt romney does not dig into the taxes of the middle class. amend i think that's definitely more of a concern overall for us and that is the middle...
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rasmussen poll has romney romney by 3. we'll get the new number from scott rasmussen shortly and the washington poll, romney with a 1 point lead for the third consecutive day and a lot of people are talking about the controversial ad featuring, actress lena dunham. >> and of anybody, we want to do it with a great guy, it should be with a guy with beautiful, who understands women. >> and andrea, what congresswoman marsha blackburn. a young actress voting for the essential october is offensive to me for millions of women and to the stature and the office you hold. andrea, obviously, those comments to president obama. >> i think she's right. if you look at all of the attacks that the obama camp launched up until this point a lot of them have been classless, called mitt romney a liar, called him a felon and tried to paint him as evil. this, i think, looks to me more like a college campaign, something you see on the college being running for president of student body and not for president. this tells me, charles, one, they're d
rasmussen poll has romney romney by 3. we'll get the new number from scott rasmussen shortly and the washington poll, romney with a 1 point lead for the third consecutive day and a lot of people are talking about the controversial ad featuring, actress lena dunham. >> and of anybody, we want to do it with a great guy, it should be with a guy with beautiful, who understands women. >> and andrea, what congresswoman marsha blackburn. a young actress voting for the essential october is...
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romney would be president. obviously, it would not be a great thing for the country if you had to split between the general election and the electoral college. it happened before, but it could definitely happen. you could have a lot of really close states. i think it is very possible. tavis: covering this every day, why do you think this race is so close? you keep be -- we keep being told that the contrast could not be more stark between the two. why is the race is tight? >> this is an extremely polarized country. a whole group of people very far to the right and a whole group of people are democratic. i think you will have a race split by a couple of points. people are really angry. the tea party on the right and the people on the left have made this a very angry, intense election. we have been having a very divided elections for the past two or three cycles. i do not see that changing any time soon. the country is becoming more polarized. tavis: if president obama were to win in the tightest of tight races, w
romney would be president. obviously, it would not be a great thing for the country if you had to split between the general election and the electoral college. it happened before, but it could definitely happen. you could have a lot of really close states. i think it is very possible. tavis: covering this every day, why do you think this race is so close? you keep be -- we keep being told that the contrast could not be more stark between the two. why is the race is tight? >> this is an...
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that time was the time the romney camp was essentially percolating a good debate performance for romney and kind of a lackluster one for president obama, and it looks like it sank in. the second debate really hasn't moved the needle that much at all, at least from the polls you look at right now. those early voters really, really make a difference. >> i guess the question is, and we won't be able to answer this until after the election, i would imagine. how many people voted in between those two debates those 13 days. that would be an interesting point to make. if i could have you for just another second, i want to get this before you go. the passing of an icon for the democratic party today, george mcgovern. your perspective. >> bret: yeah. he was a beloved figure in the democratic party. he was so loved by the party. he spoke about anti-war, also about helping the poor. i think he showed some of those clips early on. passing away, but he gave speeches all into his later life, talking about helping others and the democratic party. you heard the statements coming out throughout the day
that time was the time the romney camp was essentially percolating a good debate performance for romney and kind of a lackluster one for president obama, and it looks like it sank in. the second debate really hasn't moved the needle that much at all, at least from the polls you look at right now. those early voters really, really make a difference. >> i guess the question is, and we won't be able to answer this until after the election, i would imagine. how many people voted in between...
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and i think romney's going to do very well. last night he's presented the leadership that he would bring domestically on issues here at home and he's going to be able to present that same leadership on foreign policy. women care about leadership. they care about problem-solving, getting the job done, working across the aisle. and governor romney is someone who has proven that he's a leader, can get the job done, proven that he can work with democrats. 87% of his legislature in massachusetts were democrats. i think he's going to do very well tomorrow night. >> congressman edwards, you can look at it and point a has to be osama bin laden. after that, how do you expect him to -- what do you expect him to bring to the table tomorrow night in terms of foreign policy as a way to show his leadership? >> i think president is definitely going to talk about his impressive record when it comes to foreign policy. when it comes to understanding and have a command of the state of the world and i think the president demonstrates that, i think
and i think romney's going to do very well. last night he's presented the leadership that he would bring domestically on issues here at home and he's going to be able to present that same leadership on foreign policy. women care about leadership. they care about problem-solving, getting the job done, working across the aisle. and governor romney is someone who has proven that he's a leader, can get the job done, proven that he can work with democrats. 87% of his legislature in massachusetts...
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but you have to think about romney. now you say that romney had a plan. that with jobs. i think listening to all of it coming up he hasn't had anything. he hasn't created no jobs. and president obama has. he has a layout for that . host: we'll let our guest respond. guest: well, with all possible respect, the president had a much lower unemployment rate when he took over and it's gone to over 10% in his administration. and it's kind of flattened out above 8%. so the president is not doing very well on jobs with all due respect to you. and he had the president had the first two years of his term with veto-proof majorities in both the house and the senate and he wasted his time in the first two years of office instead of focusing on the economy he did a stimulus bill, which is has not helped the country number one. but number two, he wasted his time putting obama care into place. we need health care reform but we don't need obama care. and all the polls told him the whole time the whole two years and they still do that the country didn't want obama care and he and the demo
but you have to think about romney. now you say that romney had a plan. that with jobs. i think listening to all of it coming up he hasn't had anything. he hasn't created no jobs. and president obama has. he has a layout for that . host: we'll let our guest respond. guest: well, with all possible respect, the president had a much lower unemployment rate when he took over and it's gone to over 10% in his administration. and it's kind of flattened out above 8%. so the president is not doing very...
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plus 2, romney plus 5, romney plus 1. there are a lot of obama leaning polls as well, but even though i look at those polls, you're telling me that it sounds like obama has the edge and he's actually going to win the election? >> if you look structurally, he has an advantage right now. now, if those states happen to flip, and they have gotten closer, and there's a debate of course and charlie, i know, will have a lot to say about this, about what polls to believe in, are polls even trustworthy now, everybody seems to have their hone poll. i don't know that there are actually that many people in ohio. i immediately like maybe there are professional poll takers in ohio, and if so, that would be a great business if your want to get in that. sure, highly answer your poll, $5. there's so much data coming out of there that you almost don't know what to believe, so you sort of have to read what's happening from the campaigns and it's pretty clear that there is, again, when you talk about just a few of these states and we can go
plus 2, romney plus 5, romney plus 1. there are a lot of obama leaning polls as well, but even though i look at those polls, you're telling me that it sounds like obama has the edge and he's actually going to win the election? >> if you look structurally, he has an advantage right now. now, if those states happen to flip, and they have gotten closer, and there's a debate of course and charlie, i know, will have a lot to say about this, about what polls to believe in, are polls even...
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they created a romney effigy lying on a bed of fake money. some protesters held signs showing romney in a los angeles dodgers uniform, and labeling him as a tax dodger. >>> a reminder. tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote in the november 6th elections. that means applications have to be in the mail and postmarked no later than tomorrow. so, if you are registering online, your application must be submitted before midnight monday. >>> well, san francisco mayor ross mirkarimi is going to the jail to sign people up for vote. shortly after getting registered to vote, mirkarimi registered 400 non-felony inmates. they can vote by mail. convicted felons can only vote in california after they complete parole, but low level inmates convicted of misdemeanors can cast ballots. >>> the death toll from a meningitis outbreak linked to steroid injections colts to rise. -- continues to rise. health officials say 23 have now died and 284 others have become sick. the c.d.c. estimates that 14,000 people could be affected, and about 97% of them have been
they created a romney effigy lying on a bed of fake money. some protesters held signs showing romney in a los angeles dodgers uniform, and labeling him as a tax dodger. >>> a reminder. tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote in the november 6th elections. that means applications have to be in the mail and postmarked no later than tomorrow. so, if you are registering online, your application must be submitted before midnight monday. >>> well, san francisco mayor ross...
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but it does create a possible scenario that somebody could win the popular vote like romney, but still lose the electoral college vote and that means you have to get 270, that the person that lost the popular vote would actually become president. >> what if none of the candidates reach that number of 270? >> then it's a very dynamic situation, but somewhat predictable. it goes into the house of representatives. each congressional delegation, caucuses and has one vote. right now there are 33
but it does create a possible scenario that somebody could win the popular vote like romney, but still lose the electoral college vote and that means you have to get 270, that the person that lost the popular vote would actually become president. >> what if none of the candidates reach that number of 270? >> then it's a very dynamic situation, but somewhat predictable. it goes into the house of representatives. each congressional delegation, caucuses and has one vote. right now...
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. >> definitely ann romney. i think she's very classy and a wonderful lady. >> anything she said during the debate in particular? >> no, i just like how she looks. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama. >> michelle. >> why do you say that? >> i love her. >> was there anything in particular she said that spoke to you? >> no, in general, i just saw a little bit of it, to tell you honestly, i had something else going on, so i didn't see the whole debate. >> reporter: that's because there was no debate. but voters have seen and heard a lot from both wives who are the not so secret weapons for each campaign. >> we've got to keep working to fix this. we've got so much more to do. >> i love you women! >> reporter: and just this week, both willing to take on the unexpected. ann romney with the women of "the view." >> at one point, when he didn't think he was being heard, he said that he was not sure he wanted to come on with us, because we're high risk and sharp tongued. >>
. >> definitely ann romney. i think she's very classy and a wonderful lady. >> anything she said during the debate in particular? >> no, i just like how she looks. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama. >> michelle. >> why do you say that? >> i love her. >> was there anything in particular she said that spoke to you? >> no, in general, i just saw a little bit of it, to tell you honestly, i had...
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. >> reporter: mitt romney took a break from debate practice in florida to watch his staffers taking part in a flag football game. he said he had a strategy of victory. >> figure out which player is best and take him out early. >> reporter: he says the race created the race to be a dead heat. >> i think it is a parent in the debates is that the president has no plans for the next four years. >> aids to president barack obama say he does have a plan. >> mitt romney should come out on the trail with us and come to some of our rallies. [ laughter ] across the country. that would be fun and listen to what the president is saying. >> reporter: monday's debate is the third and final match up between the presidential candidates. the focus will be on foreign policy sunday, 50 students won tickets to see the debate in person. pamela got lucky. >> i am so excited. i am about to cry. i am so excited. >> this 41-year-old single mother is back in college. she is looking for specifics from the candidates but thinks the president has the edge this time around. >> i think he is going to do awesome b
. >> reporter: mitt romney took a break from debate practice in florida to watch his staffers taking part in a flag football game. he said he had a strategy of victory. >> figure out which player is best and take him out early. >> reporter: he says the race created the race to be a dead heat. >> i think it is a parent in the debates is that the president has no plans for the next four years. >> aids to president barack obama say he does have a plan. >> mitt...
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. >> mitt romney was sending out political press releases. >>> president obama held a lead in the polls but mitt romney's performances have lifted his numbers to where there is now a dead heat in the polls. >> this created a problem in the hinds of some voters. >> the obama campaign said this is exactly how they envisioned the race playing out. >> we feel we are even or ahead in the battleground states. susan mcginniss cbs news, washington. >>> president obama and mitt romney are tied in a poll released yesterday. we are your go-to debate station tonight. we are teaming up with. s.a. today. you can join the conversation via facebook or twitter and then on 9news now at 11:00 we will be talking with paul singer. >>> jordanian authorities say they foiled a terror plot. a government spokesman says all the suspects are from jordan. the spokesman says the men were assisted by al cod operatives base in iraq. >>> jeffrey thompson is under a federal investigation for funding a shadow campaign for making straw contributions to other campaign. charter is the city's largest manager of healthcare. t
. >> mitt romney was sending out political press releases. >>> president obama held a lead in the polls but mitt romney's performances have lifted his numbers to where there is now a dead heat in the polls. >> this created a problem in the hinds of some voters. >> the obama campaign said this is exactly how they envisioned the race playing out. >> we feel we are even or ahead in the battleground states. susan mcginniss cbs news, washington. >>>...
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the first lady or ann romney? jimmy kimmel with a simple experiment and it caught our eye. >> we asked people what they thought about last night's first lady debate between michelle obama and ann romney. as you probably know, there's no such thing as a first lady debate. >> reporter: but that didn't stop people from answering. >> who do you think won the debate between ann romney and michelle obama last night? >> i have to say michelle obama. she really did a lot better. >> who do you think won the debate between ann romney and michelle obama. >> >> definitely ann romney. i think she's a classy lady. >> anything she said during the debate in particular? >> no, i just like how she looks. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama. >> michelle. >> why? >> i love her. >> was there anything in particular she said that spoke to you? >> no, in general, i just saw a little bit of it, to tell you honestly, i had something else going on, so i didn't see the whole debate. >> reporter
the first lady or ann romney? jimmy kimmel with a simple experiment and it caught our eye. >> we asked people what they thought about last night's first lady debate between michelle obama and ann romney. as you probably know, there's no such thing as a first lady debate. >> reporter: but that didn't stop people from answering. >> who do you think won the debate between ann romney and michelle obama last night? >> i have to say michelle obama. she really did a lot better....
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i think romney's been uneager to really delve in that. >> with mitt romney, every second you're talking about foreign policy is wasted, which might mean that romney breaks out of that and tries to bring home some of the foreign policy issues to domestic economic issues. >> reporter: with time running out, this is their last chance to make their case to millions of voters in a single night. governor romney is spending the night in florida to prepare while president obama is doing his debate prep at camp david. >> tomorrow is the final round. you guessed it. you'll not see them on the campaign trail today. mitt romney is in florida prepping and president obama is at camp david. it's their last full day to get ready for the big foreign policy debate. that didn't stop others from getting out there. comedian name jeff fox worthy took his coddy act to. rahm emanuel went to florida to campaign for the president. >> it's not like a lot of gray area here. both president obama and governor romney have different visions of what it takes to move this economy forward. >> about a dozen people were lu
i think romney's been uneager to really delve in that. >> with mitt romney, every second you're talking about foreign policy is wasted, which might mean that romney breaks out of that and tries to bring home some of the foreign policy issues to domestic economic issues. >> reporter: with time running out, this is their last chance to make their case to millions of voters in a single night. governor romney is spending the night in florida to prepare while president obama is doing his...
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i am the new hampshire chair for new hampshire students for mitt romney. i want to welcome you all here today. can get a big round of applause for senators rand paul, who will be joining us momentarily? [applause] if i could just see a show of hands -- how many people here are college students? a show of hands? and ok. this election, this election is about our future, about what kind of a country we want to have. do we want a good job? do you want to bring down the deficit and rein in spending? we must come together. we have to work together. go to your local victory office -- get involved. make sure that in november, we send mitt romney and paul ryan to the white house and send barack obama packing back to chicago. [applause] because we will win this election, and we will get this country back on track. we do not have to settle for this. america can do better, and we will do better with new leadership. please let me introduce you, state representative adam schrader. [applause] >> thank you very much. i'm a state rep. i'm here on the doorstep to durham in
i am the new hampshire chair for new hampshire students for mitt romney. i want to welcome you all here today. can get a big round of applause for senators rand paul, who will be joining us momentarily? [applause] if i could just see a show of hands -- how many people here are college students? a show of hands? and ok. this election, this election is about our future, about what kind of a country we want to have. do we want a good job? do you want to bring down the deficit and rein in spending?...
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mitt romney has texas, mitt romney has georgia and not much else in terms of big electoral votes which is why florida is so important for the republican candidate, always at least going back to 2000 when we first started to see it as a red state-blue state kind of divide. >> let's take a look at another state, and that's nevada, obama is leading, is this the latino vote factor that we have heard so much about? >> the president's going to win latinos outside of florida by a pretty healthy margin, the question is by how much, the other question we're going to need to answer and we won't know until after election. is the president's supporters going to show up to vote? they could be boosting him in nevada, but the other thing going on in nevada on the ground, which is unlike all of the other battleground states is the democrats have managed to -- the romney campaign and the government of the i'm in -- make up for the state party's dysfunction. the democrat had no such problem. the obama campaign and the state party run by senate majority leader harry reid is humming on all cylinders, they
mitt romney has texas, mitt romney has georgia and not much else in terms of big electoral votes which is why florida is so important for the republican candidate, always at least going back to 2000 when we first started to see it as a red state-blue state kind of divide. >> let's take a look at another state, and that's nevada, obama is leading, is this the latino vote factor that we have heard so much about? >> the president's going to win latinos outside of florida by a pretty...
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mitt romney with 43%. and paul ryan campaigning in that swing state getting a warm reception before speaking at a rally in belmont. the republican candidate is taking on the traditional v.p. role of attack dog. here he is earlier saturday in pennsylvania telling an audience why they should not vote for the president. >> president obama four years ago when he was running for president said if he had no fresh ideas, use stale tactics to scare voters. if you don't have a record to run on, paint your opponent as someone people should run from. make a big election about small things. that's what he said when he ran for president four years ago. that's exactly what he has become now that he is president, and he has no record to run on. >> vice president biden took the campaign to the swing state of florida where he didn't miss a beat after his speech got an unexpected interruption. >> they decimate education. they -- like that beautiful baby over there. i don't blame them for crying. i don't blame that baby for
mitt romney with 43%. and paul ryan campaigning in that swing state getting a warm reception before speaking at a rally in belmont. the republican candidate is taking on the traditional v.p. role of attack dog. here he is earlier saturday in pennsylvania telling an audience why they should not vote for the president. >> president obama four years ago when he was running for president said if he had no fresh ideas, use stale tactics to scare voters. if you don't have a record to run on,...
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romney spent the day behind closed doors where the press was not allowed, inspecting the table where he and the president will sit. he knows the subject matter tonight puts him at a disadvantage, something he found out in the second debate. >> you said in the rose garden the day after the attack it was an act of terror. it was not a spontaneous demonstration, is that what you're saying? >> please proceed, governor. >> all right, i want to make sure we get that for the record. because it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi an act of terror. >> get the transcript. >> reporter: tonight gives the voters a chance to judge romney on the key questions, can they see him as a commander-in-chief? the new polls show that 47 said the president. 41% said mitt romney, the president with an eight-point lead last month. perhaps the big challenge for romney, differentiating himself from the last candidate, george bush >> how is your foreign policy different from president bush? >> there is a disconnect between the narrative that president obama is giving about the world
romney spent the day behind closed doors where the press was not allowed, inspecting the table where he and the president will sit. he knows the subject matter tonight puts him at a disadvantage, something he found out in the second debate. >> you said in the rose garden the day after the attack it was an act of terror. it was not a spontaneous demonstration, is that what you're saying? >> please proceed, governor. >> all right, i want to make sure we get that for the record....
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. >>> the last of the campaign 2012 debates between president obama and governor mitt romney. who is going to show up in the final showdown? joining me this morning is paul singer. thanks so much for coming in this morning. what kind of fireworks, if any, are we going to expect from tonight's final debate? and certainly we expect to see a very heated discussion over who's got the better plan for addressing u.s. challenges abroad. obama has a record of both successes and defeats over the past four years, so he will be playing defense. obviously a lot of discussion about iran, libya, particularly the death of our ambassador. >> in terms of iran, there was news over the weekend that the u.s. is potentially getting into one-on-one discussions about nuclear weapons in iran. how could that potentially play into this debate tonight? >> for any sitting president there is a bunch of stuff you don't really within to talk about. diplomacy goes on best behind closed doors. the republicans are accusing the administration of selectively leak thing material so they can say oh yes, we have a
. >>> the last of the campaign 2012 debates between president obama and governor mitt romney. who is going to show up in the final showdown? joining me this morning is paul singer. thanks so much for coming in this morning. what kind of fireworks, if any, are we going to expect from tonight's final debate? and certainly we expect to see a very heated discussion over who's got the better plan for addressing u.s. challenges abroad. obama has a record of both successes and defeats over...
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romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> police are investigating the shooting death of a woman in st. george's county. officers headed to ham lan street and found the woman dead at the scene. police have not released the woman's name or made any arrests. >>> police in montgomery county say they do have suspects though in a robbery and shooting last night in wheaton. police say a man was shot and robbed around 11:30 on mcmahon road near windham lane. no arrests yet, but police say they have identified people who may be involved. >>> to iran today, denying report that it agreed to negotiate about its nuclear program directly with the united states. the white house dismissed the same report yesterday. iran says talks are ongoing with an international coalition of six nations that include the u.s., china, and russia, but it says there have been no d
romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> police are investigating the shooting death of a woman in st. george's county. officers headed to ham lan street and found the woman dead at the scene. police have not released the woman's name or made any arrests. >>> police in...
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romney, wash. when i hear mitt romney speak about foreign policy, it's always toughness. when i hear bewe got to get tough, i hear war. surrounded as he is by the same people who were w's advisers, i feel his presence even stronger. war. does america want a war? in recent years we have had wars going on in iraq and afghanistan. do we now want another one with a far more powerful, more modern islamic country? the implication for romney's tough talk in iran is we can commit an act of out and out war against that country without using the ward wor. we attack their nuclear sites, they say urngcle, and that's the end of it. that's where people like general kour tis le may said 50 years ago during the cuban missile crisis. just knock out the soviet missiles in cuba. they won't do nothing. nikita khrushchev had plans to hit new york and said to. quote, i knew the united states could knock out some of our missiles even if only one or two big ones were left, we could still hit new york. an awful lot of people would have been wiped out. consequences. understand the consequences. th
romney, wash. when i hear mitt romney speak about foreign policy, it's always toughness. when i hear bewe got to get tough, i hear war. surrounded as he is by the same people who were w's advisers, i feel his presence even stronger. war. does america want a war? in recent years we have had wars going on in iraq and afghanistan. do we now want another one with a far more powerful, more modern islamic country? the implication for romney's tough talk in iran is we can commit an act of out and out...
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romney is going to challenge him and he's going to say, and the great strength and weakness of the romney foreign agenda is he's got to counteract the presidency. we don't know what mitt romney will do or not, so he can basically say to the president, look, you need to arm me the rebels. you need to seriously consider a no fly zone, but there is a trap there for the governor because that takes america down a road away from the reality that the domestic economy is going to be the key issue. so that's one. israel is another key issue, and here i think the romney campaign really does -- can get some traction in a state like florida. the fact is, the president went after a comprehensive settlement freeze. it failed, and in the process he not only alienated the israelis, but he also alienated the palestinians and the arabs as well and made a bad situation worse. >> i'm going to interrupt you because time is always fleeting, and i want to bring up iran because that seems to be the critical issue of the moment for both of these men. what do you do with iran? should a military strike be considere
romney is going to challenge him and he's going to say, and the great strength and weakness of the romney foreign agenda is he's got to counteract the presidency. we don't know what mitt romney will do or not, so he can basically say to the president, look, you need to arm me the rebels. you need to seriously consider a no fly zone, but there is a trap there for the governor because that takes america down a road away from the reality that the domestic economy is going to be the key issue. so...
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don't let mitt romney take them away. i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! my bowl, my spoons! re those m >>> i'd like to thank eating whole grains cheer owes, my bowlmy spoon. tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios has whole grain and 110 delicious calories. ...more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios in multi-grain cheerios peanut butter. >>> hey it is a live hot, what a beautiful day. >> what a morning morning. state government sunshine and still cool out at the moment. you'll see plenty of bright sunshine. a nice seven day forecast. featuring, sunshine all week with highs near 80 on wednesday. >> i'm going to coin a phrase right
don't let mitt romney take them away. i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! my bowl, my spoons! re those m >>> i'd like to thank eating whole grains cheer owes, my bowlmy spoon. tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios has whole grain and 110 delicious calories. ...more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios in multi-grain cheerios peanut butter. >>> hey it is a live hot, what a beautiful day. >> what a morning morning....
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romney is doing better in florida, virginia, and colorado. the president is doing well in the middle east. in terms of this debate, the president is-- it's a continuity debate for the president, basically. he has an ad out now on the economy where a guy with a close-cropped haircut at the end says, "stick with this guy want am well, if you're watching him talk about foreign policy, the president has a better case to make on want "stick with this guy." for undecide voters judging the economy and all kinds of different things, the president can make that case-- stick with me. don't change horses in midstream on foreign policy. it may not be your number one issue but it slides over on the argument he's making on all issues. >> schieffer: you know, i think it's entirely possible you would have one of these candidates win the popular vote and another win the electoral vote. >> i think that's possible. you could. it depends. it's so tight now, we really don't know. there was a period where the national polls showed a big surge for romney. that woul
romney is doing better in florida, virginia, and colorado. the president is doing well in the middle east. in terms of this debate, the president is-- it's a continuity debate for the president, basically. he has an ad out now on the economy where a guy with a close-cropped haircut at the end says, "stick with this guy want am well, if you're watching him talk about foreign policy, the president has a better case to make on want "stick with this guy." for undecide voters judging...
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>>> the final face off, president obama and mitt romney go head-to-head in one last debate before election day. >>> salon shooting a gunman targets a popular day spa shooting seven women during a terrifying jampg. >> ten people came running out of the back of salon with their hands up. >>> decision day. cycling body rules on whether lance armstrong lifetime ban from the sport and erase seven tour de france victories. this is "cbs morning news." >>> good morning. i'm annemarie green. president obama and mitt romney will meet for their third and final debate tonight, the topic is foreign affairs and the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya and iran's nuclear program are expected to be on the agenda. most polls indicate a very tight race and with just over two weeks to go, tonight's meeting could prove pivotal. susan mcginnis is in washington. >> reporter: the two candidates spent largely out of the public eye intensively preparing for tonight, the president up at camp david, mitt romney in florida. no one would have predict this final debate that isn't even focus don't my could be this crit
>>> the final face off, president obama and mitt romney go head-to-head in one last debate before election day. >>> salon shooting a gunman targets a popular day spa shooting seven women during a terrifying jampg. >> ten people came running out of the back of salon with their hands up. >>> decision day. cycling body rules on whether lance armstrong lifetime ban from the sport and erase seven tour de france victories. this is "cbs morning news."...
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>> romney. >> thoughts? just romney? >> obama all the way. >> obama understands the issues. >> obama. >> obama. >> romney. >> it's me. i love it. >> obama is doing a phenomenal job. four more years! >> romney. okay. romney? >> romney doesn't cover up scandals in the middle east. >> what was the scandal in the middle east? >> benghazi. >> nail t whit. what was the scandal? >>> we're right back with more "hardball." [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're ready to help. sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every
>> romney. >> thoughts? just romney? >> obama all the way. >> obama understands the issues. >> obama. >> obama. >> romney. >> it's me. i love it. >> obama is doing a phenomenal job. four more years! >> romney. okay. romney? >> romney doesn't cover up scandals in the middle east. >> what was the scandal in the middle east? >> benghazi. >> nail t whit. what was the scandal? >>> we're right back with more...
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tonight marks president obaa and mitt romney's third and final debate. join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning... beginng at 4:30. ,,,, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c. mostly sunny 71. atlanta 78. st. louis looks like rain 81. denver partly sunny, 73 and seattle, showers, 50. >>> tens of thousands attended a very special ceremony at the vatican sunday. pope benedict created new catholic saints including two americans. >> reporter: st. peter's square has seen every kind of catholic ceremony there is but this one broke a mold. for the first time native americans were here in force. it was the first of their people ever to be claimed a saints. kateri tekakwitha was born in 1656 what is now upstate new york. disfigured and partially blinded by small pox she was thrown out of her tribe when she converted to christianity and became known as the lily of the mohawk. for this native american today was the culmination of a dream. >> i thought a lot of our ancestors, you know, that probably are really
tonight marks president obaa and mitt romney's third and final debate. join us for cbs 5 eyewitness news this morning... beginng at 4:30. ,,,, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c. mostly sunny 71. atlanta 78. st. louis looks like rain 81. denver partly sunny, 73 and seattle, showers, 50. >>> tens of thousands attended a very special ceremony at the vatican sunday. pope benedict created new catholic saints including two...
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mitt romney in florida. voters said they are eager to watch this third debate. >> yes undecided yet. >> i have made my decision. >> visitors here like the rest of the country are split. >> president obama. >> i will vote for mitt romney. >> this topic -- foreign policy. >> spoiler -- we got bin laden. >> mitt romney bashing the administration for its massive response to the attack in libya when he called a failed approach to the region. >> this calls into question the president's whole policy in the middle east. >> articulating policy will be big monday night. >> the challenge for president obama will be defining the middle east strategy going forward. for romney, there is a broad challenge, and that is -- how do you drill down into specific policies? >> meanwhile, a prep time for both men while surrogates hit the campaign trail. >> a clear agenda for how we fix this country's problems. >> president obama has a clear vision about the middle class, the central role the middle class plays in building the econo
mitt romney in florida. voters said they are eager to watch this third debate. >> yes undecided yet. >> i have made my decision. >> visitors here like the rest of the country are split. >> president obama. >> i will vote for mitt romney. >> this topic -- foreign policy. >> spoiler -- we got bin laden. >> mitt romney bashing the administration for its massive response to the attack in libya when he called a failed approach to the region. >>...
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. >> president obama and governor romney spent the weekend out of sight. in the meantime their lead supporters fanned out across the sunday talk show. >> the president created this false image of mitt romney. >> this is going to be a very close race. we feel we are even or ahead. >> the election is two weeks from tomorrow. bob scheaffer the host of cbs's face the nation will moderate tonight's final presidential debate. we are your go-to debate station. beginning at 9:00 p.m. on our website we will be live blogging about what the candidates say. we will be fact checking the candidate's statement with usa today. >>> this morning a woman is recovering after being attacked while jogging along the capital crescent trail. 9news now reporter kristen fisher is live in bethesda. >> this suspect is on the loose and the victim still recovering this morning after she was knocked unconscious while jogging. it happened right around dusk, around 7:00 yesterday evening. this woman, just 21 years old had stopped running for just a few seconds to allow some deer to cross t
. >> president obama and governor romney spent the weekend out of sight. in the meantime their lead supporters fanned out across the sunday talk show. >> the president created this false image of mitt romney. >> this is going to be a very close race. we feel we are even or ahead. >> the election is two weeks from tomorrow. bob scheaffer the host of cbs's face the nation will moderate tonight's final presidential debate. we are your go-to debate station. beginning at 9:00...